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I7SZ TEZ WANT ADS Na matter what jour want may ba t l mail Cluslfled Ad In this newapaper will let n aulta. Many people uaa tha ada rerularlj- Why not jouf Forecast: Cloudy with rain to. night and Thursday;, with no change In temperature. TKMPERATt'RE Highest yesterday 47 Lowest this morning ...... 83 Tribune EDFORD Thirtieth Y-ir MEDFORD, OTCEGON, "WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 193o rail Cnlted Preaa No. 207. Fall iuoclsted rreu WUUTS F Ml JV The Weather M ''y ff 1 Aiiio fiiu wnw 1HS Mil ) j Mgws I By Paul Mallnn (Copyright, 1935, by Paul Millon.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The pro-' rmilgatlon or tne u. s. -Canada tariff treaty voa staged here wlto what the crltlca would have termed the trimmings of an extravaganza. It was ballyhooed more, off atage and on, than any other act of the new deal t h u a far. A 15,000 - word defenso waa Issu ed by the presi dent. The sl(rn- Ing was staged for the movies. PAUL MALLON Newsmen were called In to watch. They were later assembled In the president's study for private explan ations, a procedure usually reserved for the annual budget promulgations. The Canadians whooped It up equally as much. The premier made two trips to Washington, fulminated statements. His "most annoying one was issued apparently Indirectly after he got back home. Canadlana then Implied that he outsmarted the Yan kee traders by giving them nothing more than they had In 1930, while he walked off with additional agri cultural concessions. This ballyhoo may have been part i nniitiral. hut the Dersonal pleasure of sll parties seemed to be genuine. What made Messra. Roosevelt and Hull so glad apparently waa the fact that it was the first major accom plishment they were able to show for their long labora on a new Interna tional trade policy- Also they seem ed to have convinced themselves that It will make for bigger trade. Upon this question the moat truat--rorthy non-partlso.n economists here are not in agreement. It seems Im probable that the economic seedlings of the treaty will ripen within eight to ten months. Pull effects will hardly be evident within a year. Yankee traden. were less upset than you made have Imagined about loud protests from American lumber and whisky Interests. They agreed among themselves beforehand that the liquor lobbyists could bo put In their place beca use domestic stocks of aged liquor re deficient, but that the lumber storm would probably havo to be What the traders have been really afraid of, and are yet, Is the farm reaction. They fixed up the fruit farmers at the last minute by getting Canada to put oranges on the free list. But they are eagerly reading every word of reaction from the other farm areas. A new kind of political argument, yet unheard In public speeches, ap- (Contlnued on Page four.) Dr. Milne Leads Coos County C-C COOUILLE. Ore., Nov. 20. (API The Coos county chamber of com merce chose Dr. Ralph Milne of Pow ers aa the 1936 president. Jess Clin ton of Myrtle Point was named vice president. A secretary Is to be ap pointed by the president. SALEM. Nov. 20. P) Jurisdiction of county courta la limited to civil actions alone and does not Include criminal prosecutions. Attorney-General I. H. VanWinkle held. The opin ion was requested by Charles H. Oram, state labor commissioner. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Atty. r. K. Deuel calling In a lot of legal verbiage to present aa a feeble reason why he shouldn't bite ..' a recumbent dog near the Medford Natr bank. In order to create some news. Sam Colton distractedly wandering up and down in front of his estab lishment, a large typewriter clutched to his bosom, looking for a car In which to park It. Clara Mary Fiuwm tiring of Medford and wanting to return to Loa Ang eles, because she can't find "Popeye The Sailor" comic in the local papers. Vaughn Stone driving about in a tan roadster, modest over his remark able rest of keeping a long pencil balanced behind one ear while twist Ine h'.s head bark and forth Inspect ing oncomln; traffic. F.irt !--B-e. welder, bemmnlnt 'he fate that put him In the steel busi ness Instead of In Pillow. Inc.. after fellow workers dropped a heavy beam on his ringers. OJe Aienderfer Imminently endan . A' -7 Ms nce by uptlltlng a large -!iic looking seegar In his i.-.ou'.h. L CARRY BATTLE TO FEDERAlCOURTS 800 Million Dollar Corpora tion One of Oldest in Country Convinced Law Is Unconstitutional PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 20. (AP) Directors of the United Qas Im provement company announced today the firm would refuse to register with the securities exchange commission and would fight the public utilities holding company acta in the federal courta. A statement Issued by the directors said not only the company, but Its subsidiaries, would be urged to de cllne to registor with the SEC, as rc quired by the act. "Because we are convinced that this title (act) cannot be sustained under the commerce power, the postal power or any other," the statement said "we have no hesitation In advising the United Gas Improvement com pany and Its aubsldlary holding com panies to refuse to register." The company will file a bill of complaint In the U. S. district court here for an injunction to restrain enforcement of the act. The decision was reached at a spe cial meeting after John E. Zlmmer (Continued on Pae rnree) F AS AIRBASE SITE Nothing Is to be done concerning conferences on sites for the proposed army airbascs In the northwest until the return of War Secretary Oeorge H. Dern from the Philippines, it was stated in a telegram received today by the Jackson. County Chamber of Commerce from Olen Arnsplger. manager of the Medford Irrigation district, who went to Washington, D.C.. recently to discuss the financ ing of Irrigation and other projects. Mr, Arnsplger stated In his tele gram that he had conferred wltn Col, J. D. Reardon. chief Sf the army airdrome board, and was told that while nothing could be given out until Mr. Dern's return Med ford was receiving serious considera tion as a site for one of the air bases. ' -TO HIM, SAYS JAFSIE BOSTON, Nov. 20. (Pi Dr. John F. Condon, Jafle" of the Lindbergh kidnaping, predicts Bruno Richard Hauptmann will confess the'crlmc to him. "As a matter of fact," Dr. Condon said, "ho has alrendy sent for me three times, but as yet I have not gone to see htm." He sold there was "a reason" for Ms staying away, but did not enlarge upon the statement. CITY MANAGER PLAN - REJECTED IN SALEM SALEM. Nov. 20. iFt The Salem city council azaln turned down the, city managership plan last nlRht by a rote of 8 to 5. One known proponent of the plan was absent SEATTLE. Nov. 20. (Fi Donald Plata, 15. may lose tne sight of his right eye from an explosion of chem ical with which he worked In a high school laboratory. He waa taken to a hospital where attendant Bali his eye was badly Injured. Mercy Killing Causes Split in Medical Ranks BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Not. 20. (AP) Dr. A. M. Warrlner's quoted story that he committed ft "mercy killing" 48 years ago in North Brook field, Mass.. split his colleagues today Into two camps. An Interview In the Bridgeport Post said the 80-year-old doctor de liberately had given an overdos of a : pain -relieving drug to a man hope lessly wounded by bucitshot. it brought declarations o( approval and dlsapprovsl of such acts. Dr. C. 8. Conklln. president of the Bridgeport Medical association and City Health Officer Richard OShea -aid they were opposed to a physician taking the life of a patient, but opin ions partly supporting "mercy kill ITALIAN PLANES Some of the latest plcturoa from the Italian-Ethiopian war front In the north show (top) part of a squadron of bombing planes, one .piloted by Capt. Galeazzo Clano, son-in-law of Mussolini, flying over the war zone. Lower: Askarl machine-gunners In action near Makale. (Associated Press Photos) SEI TO YEAR IN PEN Joseph Ryan, .who entered a plea of guilty to the attempted burglary of the Medford Shoe Repair Shop on East Main street,! was sentenced to serve a year In state prison yesterday by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton. Ryan attempted to enter the shop by breaking a window and door, and was apprehended by the city police before entrance was effected. Joe Aaron, charged with the larceny of household effects from an Ashland residence, waa sentenced to a six monthB' suspended sentence. The owners of the goods Interceded for him. It was shown there waa a mis understanding over the ownership of the goods which1 Aaron waa making ready to remove to Sheridan, ore. Joe Maccrl and George Emmert CCD enrollees, charged with theft of gasoline and edibles from the CCC warehouse at Talent, entered pleas of guilty when arraigned. Passing of sentence waa deferred until a cheek of the pair's record. If any, was ob talned. John R. Stevenson, charged with passing forged checks upon Ashland merchants, will be returned to Boise. Idaho, to answer to a felony charge there. Stevenson haa entered a plea of guilty In circuit court. The sheriff arrived yesterday to return Stevenson to Boise. COW'S TAIL WORTH $5.20 IS SUPERVISORS VERDICT STEVENS POINT. Wis., Nov. 30. (AP) A cow's tall In the opinion of the Portage county board of supervisors, la worth 5.20. Mrs. Emma Wolosek of the town of Grant, asked I0 after a dng hit oft the tall of her cow, but the board, in making an award, decided that was 14.80 more than value. the fair cash ings' were offered by Dr. Upton 8 Reich and Dr. H. E. Waterhouw. "Although no case Is entirely hope lesa. I believe Dr. Warriner was Justi fied in the case he described," said Dr. Reich. Dr. Waterhouse said there la "some Justification for euthanasia" If a commission of three or four doctors derides a case Is Incurable. The local controversy was an out growth of the furore raised in medi cal circles by the statement of a Brit ish physician some time ago that he had ended the lives of fire patients whose condition was hopeless. The Post said Dr. Warriner "never regretted" his act 48 years ago and would "unhesitatingly commit an other mrh "mercy killing" if the oc casion arc OVER ETHIOPIA F PUZZLE POLICE; HELP ISiOUGHT Nomad transients are constituting a problem of Increasing perplexity, and some solution must be worked cut for the overnight oare nf these wandering, hitch-hiking families, the city council was Informed last night by Police Chief Clatous McOredle. Federal transient campa that used to take care of theso cases hive been dispensed with, while Savage Creek camp accept, only single men, so that wandering families are coming night ly tn the police station for food and shelter. Chief McCredle stated "The police department has no fund for feeding and sheltering these fam ilies and yet something must be done; we can't turn mothers ai;d babies away to sleep on the streets." he said. "The other night a family of five came In for help, and I took the responsibility of feeding them and putting them up for tho night at an nuto camp. "A few nights ago a mother came In with a e-mail baby. There was one room with two bunks in the women's section of the Jail, and I, let them Bleep there overnight, but I hate to put women and children in the jail. (Continued od Page Bight) HULL SILENT ON WASHINOTCi;, Nov. 20 . (API Secretary Hull declined today to com ment on the far eastern situation. At his press conference he said merely that the state department was studying all developments in North China. He wqnld not discuss the statement attributed to Japanese sources that Xmerican and English financial policies were responsible for the autonomous movement In North China. ( Treasury officials withheld com ment on the Tokyo statement that the North China "movement for au tonomy" was attributable to Ameri csn and British monetary policies. Treasury officials recalled the Amer can policy growing out of the silver purchase act had resulted In an ad vance of about 25 cpnts an ounce since Its auguration November 19. 1934. Silver then was selling around 40 cents. PITTSBURGH, Nov. 20. fTV Henry Wlttmer, -79-year-old president of the American Natural Oas comniny, died today. Income Shares Cvmrterly Income Share, hid 1.61; f terly rate of dividend un'.ntcrrupt lAked 199 'edly mcc 19J1 ARREST OF PAIR SOUGH! IN SALE Three Deaths, Thirteen Cases Severe Illness Traced to Bargain Supply of Food Other Cases Eyed BAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 20. (AP) Warrants wero Issued today for the arrest of two men Recused of selling poisoned bHkIng soda. Dr. J. C. Gelger. city health officer, announced hp was Investigating the recent deaths of 20 persons from gostro Intestinal disturbances. He said three deaths and 13 cases nf se vere Illness already had been traced to the soda. The warrants named Morris Rosen thal, department store executive, and Nick Manno, proprietor of a whole sale house from which the poisoned soda allegedly was distributed. They charged violation of an ordi nance prohibiting distribution of contaminated foods. Three new poison victims were re- ported, Including Rosenthal himself. Dr. Qelger said. Fine nntl Jul I Penalty Conviction on the, charges, Regan said, carried a $250 fine or six monthi in jail. Ball was set at $260 cash or $500 bond. . Manno declared he didn't know how the poison became mixed with the soda. "I have been selling the soda for I Continued on Page Eight) REMAINING-0N1 SALEM. v Nov. 20. (AP) Arthur K. McMahan, chairman of the liquor control commission, declared em phatically today that he had no in tention of resigning from his posi tion. McMahan's' statement, by telephone from Albany, spiked reports (not carried by the Associated Press) that he contemplated resigning and that a shakeup waa pending In the commission, Tho reports arose fol lowing a three-hour conference be tween members of the commission and Governor Martin Tuesday. "It Is all news to me," McMahan declared. T have never contem plated resigning from the commis sion and havo no Intention of doing so." Prom reliable Bources it was learn ed that no change whatsoever in the commission was contemplated. E LONDON, Eng., Nov. 20.- -(AP) Lord Jelllcoe, British ndinlral and outstanding British naval figure in the world war, died todny. Death came to the admiral In his 7flth year. He was born December 0. 1859. Lord Jelllcoe rose to his greatest fame as commander of the biggest fleet ever concentrated In the history of the world at the battle of Jutland In 1010. 500 POUNDS CHEESE STOLEN IN EAGLE PI. Approximately 600 pounds of cheese waa taken from the Lid I no cheese factory at Eagle Point some lime last night. It waa discovered by W, Woodrlch, manager, when the plant wsa opened this morning. ' State police were Investigating the crime today, but no arrest have ben made. The entry Is believed to have been made some time around 2 o'clock this morning, IE DECl QUARTERLY DIVIDEND NEW YORK. Nov. 20 (AP) Di rectors of American Telephone Telegraph Co. fdsy drlarfd the regular quarterly dividend of payable January 16 to stock of record December The dividend calls for a distribu tion of around 12.000.000 to the stockholders. The company hus paid this quar- F OF REUEM1GRAM Will Ask Congress for Funds to Meet Unemployment With Direct Aid Social Security Funds Backed WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. ( AP) Continuation of the federal relief program through the next fiscal year waa recommended today by the unit ed States conference, of mayors. The mayors decided to "petition congress for additional appropriations for the fiscal year 1036-37 sufficient to meet n planned and comprehensive program for relief work and direct to meet tho unemployment situation throughout the country for such a period." 1 They expressed "appreciation and gratitude" for the parts played in the relief program thus far by congress and President Roosevelt, who told them only yesterday tho government was going to permit no one to starve. Favor Security Finding In another resolution the mayors, urged that cities "take proper steps to Insure adequate and proper co operation and contribution . from their own abates" to supplement fed eral funds. Prompt passage by every state of legislation necessary to make the National Social Security act effective also waa urged. The conference authorized Ita president-elect. Mayor Florello La- guardla of New York, to represent, It (Continued on Page rarest PROBE DUE SOON SALEM. Nov. 20. (ff) The Marlon county grand Jury will Investigate bribery charges against Dan Kellahor, former state parole officer, aa soon a, the present gambling Investigation Is completed, District Attorney W. H. Trindle said. It waa expected the Jury would make its report on the gambling probe within 10 days. This work has been directed by Ralph -Moody, as sistant attorney-general. Kellahor has been charged with agreeing to accept a bribe following the exposure by Moody of an alleged contract between Kcllaher and L. A. Banks, llfe-tcrmer at the state peni tentiary, under which the latter was to pay Kell a her i 50 ,000 If his efforts to release the prisoner were auccess lul. NEW JERSEY GRANGE SACRAMENT, Nov. 20. ryp) For generating enthusiasm, honors of the national Orange were awarded today to the Milmny, N. J., Dorothy Orange hall. It topped the rest of tho 8.000 units of the Orango In promoting booster night meetings. Dafter Orange, Brlmley, Mich., i second and Stewart Orange, Baker, Ore., third. JUDGE WIMBERLY WILL HEAR PORTLAND CASES SALEM. Nov. 20. ;p) Chief Jus tice J. V: Campbell aaigned Circuit Judge Fred W. Wilson of The Dalles and Carl E. Wtmberly of Roseburg to assist In court caeea in Multnomah county beginning this week. ' Next Years Budget Tops Roosevelt s Work List WABHINOTON, Nov. 20. ( AP) President Roosevelt, after saying the federal government would allow no person to starve, placed next year's budget at the top of his work sched ule today as he made ready to leave on hii annual visit to Warm Springs, Oa. Daniel Bell, director of the budget, and Representative Buchanan of Texas, chairman of the house appro priations committee, have been asked to meet the President at Warm springs next Monday to go over de partmental budget requests and per haps give some thought to relief needs after nxt July I. Mr. Roosevelt In enunciating the "no starvation" policy at his press conference yesterdsy, did not Indicate what relief funds would be asked of congress for next year, Indications are that a decision will not be made until Just before congress meets In January George Huber III Arrives To Claim $500 Of Grandpa Grandpa's In for It now. Ten years ago, George C. Huber an nounced that he would give $A00 to the first grandson bearing his n ame, a nd th Is morn I ng George Charles Huber ITT arrived at the Community hospital to set up his claim. He weighs seven pounds and 15 ounces, and was lustily de manding hla right this morning. However, It looks aa if grandpa would fork over without any de murring whatsoever. The latest scion of the Huber family la the son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Huber. Jr. HAILE'S ADVANCING AFTER E' By HENRY W. BAOI.F.Y Associated Press Foreign Staff Ethiopian warriors were reported marching to attack tho Italian north ern front between Dolo and Makale todav. after a sharp battle on the southern front had caused casualties reported at more than 450 on both sides. The Italian headquarters at Asmara rocelvcd word that a strong column of Hlale Selassie's soldiers wsa ad vancing toward Sellcot, eight miles below Makale, into territory In which the Italians had been consolidating their position. Unofficial dispatches reaching Ha rar, in eastern Ethiopia, said more than 150 native Somali troops were killed or wotinded on the Italian side In a battle in the south, while Ethi opian casualties were unofficially put at more than sou. These reports said some Italian of ficers, leading a convoy of Italian trucks which were ambushed by the Ethiopians, were wounded but oaned. The encounter was said to have oc curred south of Sasa Banch, 160 miles southeast of Harar, on the left bank of tho Fafan river. It was reported the Ethiopians seized 63 trucks. Reliable reports reaching Addis Ababa said 1,000 Ethiopian crack marksmen, under Mtaurart (oomman- (Continued on Page Five) CAPITOL COMMISSON BALEM, No. SO. (AP) Appoint' menu to the Stat capttol commlfr ion mav ba announced hera lata todav after the throa ofdolala hold a conferenca. Oovernor Martin Indi cated. Tha governor aald ha Bad hie threa named for tha commlsalon. but wanted tn eomoare tha Hat wltn thona of Senate President Harry U Corbett and Speaker Howard Latou- retta to . -eliminate duplication naming more than one man from different localltlea. KLAMATH MAN DIES OF AUTO ACCIDENT INJURY KLAMATH FALLS. Nov. 50. (AP) M. h. Copley of Klamath ralla died In a local hospital today from in juries auatalned In an automobile accident near 18. Malln on November f:lna Kara to CroaKlng. SALEM. Nov. 30. IP) Tralna and automobllea ran a eloaa race In the number of railroad croartlnff accidents, the publlo utilities commlaaloner re ported. Durln tha month of Ooto'jar trn-lna etnick seven automobiles while an automobiles ran Into train". It was to both reporters and to a proup of American mayors who called on him In the White House later that the chief executive gave hia assur ances of "no stsrvatlon." Addressing the mayors, Mr. Roose velt repeated a question asked at the press conference: "Is the government going to stop direct relief next July?" "My answer," the president said, "was that the federal government, and I am sure your answer will be the aame for the city governments, does not propose to let people starve after the first of July any more than during the past few years." During his press conference, Mr. Rooaevtlt expressed the hope that the present federal dole would end sub stantially by December 1, with those able to work being given Jobs on works relief projects and the others being taken esre of by states and municipalities, BERKELEY SEWER HEARING CALLED BY CIIHOUNCIL Construction Is Approved With Assessments to Be Levied On Property Marquee Rules Changed An ordinance providing for Ibe construction of the Berkeley Way sewer was adopted by the city coun cil last night. A hearing be for the council was set for December 17 at city hatl at which time property own ers affected may state their views. The sewer la to cost about 13,700 and assessments are to be levied against adjacent property. The sewer la to start at Wood lawn avenue and Highland drive. It wilt run north along Highland drive to East Main street, thence along East Main to Berkeley Way, thence north along Berkeley to the south line of block eight. A change In the marquee ordin ance, under restrictions recommended by Frank H. Rogers, city Inspector, waa approved by the council and oral permission granted, subject to the concurrence of the planning commta sion, for the erection of a marquee at Valentine's cafe on Riverside ave nue near Main street, The cafe la being enlarged and extensively re modeled and renovated. Sale of an additional acre of city (Continued on Pafle Threa) ATTORNEYS FOR GIRL- WILL SEEK NEW TRIAL WISE, Va Nov. 30. (AP) Attor neys for comely Edith Maxwell, con ricted of killing her blacksmith father because he objected to her coming home at mldntght, pushed attempts today to sweep aside her 25 year prison sentence, Her uncle, W. W. Dotson, said he would seek a motion for a new trial tn the courtroom where a Jury of mountaineers brought In a first de gree murder verdict last night after deliberating 30 minutes. If the motton Is denied, he said, he will carry the case to the supreme court of appeals. "Justice has been done," waa tho only comment of commonwealth's Attorney Fred B. Greear. He cited the scriptural Injunction. "Honor thy father and thy mother." in urging the Jury yesterday to con vict the girl whose code had clashed with that of her "old -fash toned" father, Trigg Maxwell. The girl's mother, grief -stricken over the verdict, faces trial In the spring on a murder charge. She waa indicted with the daughter for the slaying of Maxwell, who waa found dead July 21 In his cabin In Pound, Va. PENDLETON RANCHER KILLED WHILE HUNTING PENDLETON, Ore., Nor. 20. (flV William Olbbs, ofl, Long Creek ranch er, waa killed yesterday while on an elk hunting trip In the Blue moun tains at the heud of Hunklna creek, according to word received hsre lato yesterday. The sheriff and coroner of Grant county were to bring the body to Long Creek today. No other detail are yet available. Oh So! says FRANK WAUNAII IP HOLDEN I go walking around poking own nose hither & thither to finding out about humanity. Other da.v one fellow I askinft "What yon are lookini? for in life please 1" lie answer ''I are looking for happinesn, aint we allt" Then I must admit we do. Also I discover that every man got a different road to happiness but none of them seem to get there. Whyt I scrntflli my brains Jo finding answer. Maybe we nil using wrong road map I Now I think ing the happy man has no de sires. Then there is no happy man. Because even to wish for happiness is desire, pleasef Oh ffibst a pickle t Not so a
